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CSS How to Make a Website Adding Pages to a Website Add and Style Icons

Amber Cookman
Amber Cookman
12,662 Points
Posted by Amber Cookman
Amber Cookman
12,662 Points

Can't figure out Challenge task error...

I am stuck on a Challenge task and have tried everything I can think of to troubleshoot, but still can't seem to find where I'm going wrong.

The task was "Select the unordered list with the class contact-info and set the font size to 0.9em. Then, remove all margin, padding, and list styling."

As far as I can tell, the final code I am showing below should be correct, but it keeps giving me an error that says to be sure I remember to change the font size to 0.9em.

.contact-info ul {
  font-size: 0.9em;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

I have a pounding headache today, so it is entirely possible that I'm overlooking something obvious. I'd been on a roll all day though, and so decided it would be wise to just ask around first.

Thanks for your input!

2 Answers

Janek Rezner
Janek Rezner
12,973 Points
Janek Rezner
Janek Rezner
12,973 Points

what's funny is that if you were to go: 

ul.contact-info {
    font-size:0.9em;
  margin:0;
  padding:0;
  list-style:none;
}

it would work (note there's no space between ul and your class)

but if you try to do

.contact-info ul{
    font-size:0.9em;
  margin:0;
  padding:0;
  list-style:none;
}

essentially what you're saying is "select all unordered lists that are decendents of the element with a class of contact-info" (so that is why it failed!)

Janek Rezner
Janek Rezner
12,973 Points
Janek Rezner
Janek Rezner
12,973 Points

just do .contact-info {} (no need for "ul" in your selector)